Joyce "Chic" McCabe

Joyce “Chic” McCabe passed away on Friday, June 24, 2016 in the Nipigon District Memorial Hospital, Nipigon, Ontario. Chic was born in East Angus, Quebec, moving to Red Rock, Ontario in 1945 with her family, the youngest daughter of Dorothy and Doug McCabe. She attended public and high school in Red Rock. She graduated from the Grand Rapids (Michigan) School of the Bible & Music in 1963, taught WCTU kids. She sang alto in the school trio. Chic was hired, upon graduating, as a supervisor in a Christian Youth Home for kids who were Wards of the Court in the same city. Later she was also a supervisor in a girl's dormitory & employed in the subscription dept. of a magazine in Grand Rapids. She spent many summers counselling at Dorion Bible Camp in Ontario. In Thunder Bay she went back to high school, then took a business course, commenced working as Secretary to the Recreation Director in Red Rock & then transferred to Domtar mill office in 1968. She was on Domtar's Employees' Assistance Program Committee; Chic was President of The Office & Professional Employees' International Union for 16 years, Secretary of the Mill Council of Unions, Secretary of Red Rock's Cuesta Camera Club, Secretary for Red Rock's Homecoming in 1995, a member of Red Rock's Historical Society in various positions, a member of the Red Rock Fish & Game Club, & a member of Red Rock's Economic Development Committee. She served on the Marina Committee, the Cruise Ship Committee, the Welcoming Committee and helped with the North Shore Golf's 50th Anniversary celebrations in 2011. Exceptionally proud of Red Rock, Chic was an amateur photographer, loved the bush & truly believed there is no greater, more beautiful, interesting country in the world than Canada, nor any better place to live than Northwestern Ontario. Her scenic slide show of N.W. Ontario set to music was used upon every opportunity to promote N.W. Ontario. In 1998 she found the love of her life, Buffy and doubled up on love when she bought another cocker, company for Buffy, Ebony. Chic appreciated her various awards: 2011 The Sandy Harbinson Award, 2012 Volunteer of the year and 2013 The Ambassador Award for her promotion of her home town, Red Rock and N.W. Ontario. She is predeceased by her parents, her sister Faye Gallant, sister-in-law Doris McCabe, Buffy and Ebony. She is survived by her brother David, sister Deanna (Bernie) Imhoff, brother-in-law Andre Gallant, a number of nieces and nephews and her cocker Lady whose new home is with Maureen Scott. The most important, influential facts in her life were the Bible, the incredible power of prayer & the Lord as Saviour. According to Chic's wishes, cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at 11 A.M. at the Dorion Community Centre, Dorion Loop, off Highway 17, with Pastor M. Lord of the Dorion Bible Fellowship officiating. Friends so wishing may make donations to the Red Rock Historical Society or Dorion Bible Fellowship, Dorion, Ontario. Arrangements are in the care of Elliott Funeral Home Ltd., Nipigon, Ontario.